Pat Sajak

Patrick Leonard Sadjak (26 October 1946-) was an American television personality who was the host of Wheel of Fortune from 1981. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he served as an AFVN DJ during the Vietnam War and hosted the same show that Adrian Cronauer once had. He became a full-time weatherman for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles in 1977 and was then offered the ability to host Wheel of Fortune in 1981, hosting the game show for several decades.

Sajak was a notable Republican celebrity. He was an executive director of the conservative publishing house Eagle Publishing, wrote a number of columns for the conservative magazine Human Events, donated $17,000 to Republican candidates and election committees, was skeptical about climate change, and supported conservative speakers on college campuses.